Volkan Bozkır

Volkan Bozkır (born 22 November 1950) is a Turkish politician and diplomat. He served as the 75th President of the United Nations General Assembly in 2020–2021. He served as Minister for European Union Affairs from November 2015 to May 2016 and previously held the same office from August 2014 to August 2015. He concurrently served as the Chief Negotiator for Turkish Accession to the European Union during the same time.

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 * I am thankful to all UN (United Nations) member states, for electing me with an overwhelming majority, as the President of the 75th UN General Assembly. As we mark the 75th anniversary of the UN, I will guide the efforts to contribute to international peace, in the challenging times we live in.
 * Volkan Bozkır (2020) cited in: "The UN General Assembly get its first Turkish president: Volkan Bozkir" in TRT World, 18 June 2020.